This article was contributed by EB-5 Daily The EB-5 Program is a popular way for high-net-worth foreign nationals to obtain green cards for themselves, their spouse, and children, in exchange for investing capital into U.S. job-creating new commercial enterprises. Asia continues to dominate the EB-5 market with four of the top five countries being Asian.

One of the criticisms most frequently levied against Golden Visa programs is that investors are merely out to obtain the documents, rather than taking an interest in the issuing country as such. In Portugal, at least, the data reveal this not to be the case. The average main applicant to Portugal’s Golden Visa program (PGVP) –